Kesi – Chinese Tapestry – Definition

Kesi Definition

A Kesi is a finely-woven Chinese pictorial silk tapestry. The name, which means “cut silk”, comes from the “visual illusion of cut threads that is created by distinct, unblended areas of colour.” (Information obtained from http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-320705/kesi.) March 2013

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